2001 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 28, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalBuffalo Bills 24 at San Diego Chargers 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 28, 2001 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
8.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · BUF
8/10 for 151 yds, 1 TD
28% of team targets · 12.3 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 24/37 | 310 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0.2 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 2/2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 1 | +8.6 |
| Travis Henry | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 1 | −0.4 |
| Larry Centers |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 8 | 10 | 151 | 1 | 28% | +12.3 |
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 14% | +2.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Winfield | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Raion Hill | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyatta Wright |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 21/33 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
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Closing number vs result
Chargers closed -7.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 39; the game landed 51 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
| 3 |
| 10 |
| 3.3 |
| 0 |
| −0.4 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Eric Moulds | 7 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 33% | −4.1 |
| Travis Henry | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | −0.4 |
| Larry Centers | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −3.0 |
| Avion Black | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Reggie Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Sheldon Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Fisher | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Irvin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Price | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 |
| 76 |
| 4.8 |
| 0 |
| −3.0 |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | +3.6 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 9 | 11 | 120 | 0 | 34% | +4.5 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 16% | +0.4 |
| Jeff Graham | 3 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 19% | +3.3 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 6% | +1.9 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Freddie Jones | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16% | −0.3 |
| Fred McCrary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Beckett | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tay Cody | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Parrella | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Raylee Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Perry | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |